News has been a bit on the light side these past few days, most likely due to Blizzard's annual wrap party in Vegas--if you follow Blizzard employees on Twitter, you'll have seen some pictures. Do keep in mind though that we're expecting a hotfix very soon which will bump the item level of all Blackrock Foundry, Ethereal Apexis, and Stage 4 crafted gear up by +5 item levels.